Hippocrates wrote the first book on epilepsy, On the Sacred Disease, around 400 BC, recognizing that it was a brain disorder and claiming that people with epilepsy did not have the power of prophecy. Single tonic-clonic (otherwise known as grand mal) seizures lasting less than 5-10 minutes are not known to cause brain damage, contrary to the belief that seizures cause brain damage, they are actually more likely to stem from head trauma....
Vultures are usually seen as dull, ugly, black birds. The King Vulture, however, is a colorful creature. Its body is white on the top and black on the bottom, while its head is covered with colors ranging from red, orange and yellow to blue and purple. It also has a wattle on its head. They do not have a voice box, but they still can make low noises. According to Mayan mythology, these birds were the messengers of the gods....
Born in North Carolina, Autry was an American merchant, poet and lawyer who volunteered for military service in the War of 1812 against the British. He marched to Wilmington, North Carolina, as a member of a volunteer militia company and later joined the United States Army at Charleston, South Carolina. He remained in Charleston in the company of Captain Long until the Treaty of Ghent was signed in 1815. Bad health forced Autry to quit farming and become a teacher....
Achievement: Ten Oscar Winners that Have Appeared in 3 Oscar Winning Best Picture Films Donald Crisp Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) , The Life of Emile Zola (1937) and How Green Was My Valley (1941) Clark Gable, It Happened One Night (1934) , Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Gone With the Wind (1939) John Gielgud Around the World in 80 Days (1956) , Chariots of Fire (1981) and Gandhi (1982) Hugh Griffith, Ben-Hur (1959) , Tom Jones (1963) and Oliver!...
But those far-away lands still contain much of their original beauty and, in many cases, are building upon it to create some of the most awe-inspiring modern architecture. This list takes a tour around the Middle East focussing entirely on the beauty to be found there. Let’s take the journey together and forget—even if for but a moment—the horrible news reports confronting us daily. 15 Bahrain Bahrain is the smallest of the Arabian states and was the first to discover petroleum in the 1930s....
My kids are locked outside. My kids are locked inside. My kids are stuck in the door. I have to pick on my kids. I have to help my grandmother bake cookies. I have to help my Aunt Flo in Omaha make cookies. She’s much better now and she wants to send thank-you cookies to everyone who came to see her when she thought she was dying. The water company has to read my meter once a year and this was the only time they would come....
This fantasy (by the creator of the Wizard of Oz) imagines that Santa Claus was once a human foundling adopted by woodland fairies, who grows up surrounded by elves, Knooks, Ryls, and other “immortals” of the natural world. Claus decides that his mission in life should be to bring joy to mortal children by making and distributing toys. His good works spread worldwide, and the mantle of immortality is bestowed upon him....
These last few years has been very difficult for me with the deaths of some very important people and the flow on from that. You have all been incredible in welcoming me back this year. In 2019, the thing I am most thankful for is you: the Listverse readers. So, thank you for making a very difficult time a little easier for me. I hope you have the happiest of Thanksgivings....
I have previously mentioned that I am considering a site redesign. I have now decided to definitely go ahead with this. Rather than run a competition I would like to receive submissions from our readers and their friends. You need to send me an email (to jamie at frater dot com) with a link to your design portfolio. If I like what I see I will send you the specs for what needs doing and ask for a price quote....
These rugged settlers worked hard to make a living, just as we do today. Even if it wasn’t in a wild manner like cops and robbers, much of their work was honest. And their contributions to the growth and development of the West are just as important as those of the famous gunslingers and lawmen. While the Wild West may seem like a distant and foreign world, the people who lived during that time were not so different from us....
In a previous list, ten roller coasters were listed that showcased manufacturers pushing the envelope and creating something truly weird to give its riders a one-of-a-kind experience. But ten is far too small a number. This is a list of ten more roller coasters that boggle the mind and feel too weird to be true. 10 Eejanaika Roller coaster enthusiasts in California would immediately consider the menacing red coaster X2, out of Six Flags Magic Mountain, to be a bizarre and one-of-a-kind experience....
Perhaps no act of aggression better sums up our times than SWAT-ing, the act of convincing teams of typically armed emergency services to swarm a home under false pretenses. With little more than a caller ID scrambler or encrypted virtual private network (VPN), cowards-turned-cyberbullies solicit tense, tenuous police actions at the expense of rivals and random citizens alike. Such incidents have started for the pettiest of reasons and ended with the worst-possible results....
At times, the deceased’s surviving relatives are left with little or nothing. These surviving relatives may take legal action to overturn the terms of the will. Nevertheless, that did not stop some animals from becoming overnight millionaires. 10 Gunther III And Gunther IV Karlotta Liebenstein willed all of her approximately $65 million (£43 million) fortune to her German shepherd, Gunter III. He received the money and assets after her death in 1992 and lived large until his own death....
Of course, gene editing is a controversial practice that raises many ethical concerns. Bioscientists have been accused of “playing god” with the genome. But genetic technology has also inspired all manner of mind-boggling scientific innovation. Here are just ten of its most astounding uses. 10 Foods That Have Been Genetically Modified Beyond Recognition 10 Modified goats produce cancer drugs in their milk Scientists in New Zealand have created genetically modified goats that produce cancer drugs in their milk....
10 Times Virtue Signalling Ended In Disaster 10 The Gray Ribbon for Zombie Awareness…not Diabetes, Brain Tumours or Borderline Personality Disorder. Ribbons, ribbons, ribbons and wrist bands and badges, we’re changing the world one piece of apparel at a time, folks! have you seen a yellow ribbon on someone’s sweater recently? Maybe you have. Know what it means? Yup, neither do I. So, look it up. Ah, it could mean one of several things....
White Chicks Terry Crews No matter how hard they try, agents Marcus and Kevin Copeland (Marlon and Shawn Wayans) have fallen fast to the bottom of the FBI ladder. Eventually they go under cover as two Hilton-esque bimbos and hilarity ensues. Though not chock full of drug references, the blown-out scene featuring body-builder Latrelle (Terry Crews) on the dance floor is nuts. After doping a drink to give to one of the undercover Wayans, he inadvertently drinks it himself....
Many choose this lifestyle to get away from the stressors of current society, while others have this lifestyle thrust upon them due to complex circumstances. Either way, the community of modern nomads is growing fast thanks to individuals and families like the ones on this list. The nomad lifestyle has gained so much popularity over the past ten years that the well-liked nonfiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century (2017) by Jessica Bruder was adapted into the Oscar-winning film of the same name in 2020, directed by Chloé Zhao....
However, people have been found to have unusual and extreme phobias. These bizarre phobias are not only difficult to manage but may significantly and negatively impact the life of the sufferer and the lives of those around them. These are the top ten bizarre phobias that people do suffer from. 10 Haphephobia Haphephobia is the fear of being touched. This sounds like something from Comedy Central, but it’s a real phobia that people have....
10Joaquin Phoenix Joaquin Phoenix gained critical success for his role as rockabilly legend Johnny Cash in the 2005 biopic Walk the Line. Phoenix shined as the “Man in Black,” even learning to play the guitar and mimic Cash’s dulcet vocals. In the process, Phoenix gained a reputation for his extreme commitment to character, to the point that his roles often spilled into the actor’s personal life. In 2012, Phoenix again garnered praise for his role in The Master....
To All A Good Night (1980) It’s Christmas break at the Calvin Finishing School for Girls, and the students are planning a big party while the president of the school is away. A group of boys show up and the fun begins! That is, until a mysterious killer starts bumping off couples one by one. The police show up and promise to keep everyone safe, but they prove ineffectual against the crazed psycho....
